News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Croatian seminar focuses on including national minorities in decision-making process
Publishing date: 17 March 2006
ZAGREB, 17 March 2006- Participants at a seminar on national minorities organized by the Croatian Government in Zagreb today stressed the importance of including Croatia's minority groups at all levels of decision-making and improving the co-operation...
OSCE Mission and international community in Croatia call for urgent action to stop returnee from losing home
Publishing date: 16 December 2005
ZAGREB, 16 December 2005- The OSCE Mission to Croatia and other international community principals in Zagreb today expressed their concern over yesterday's court auction of the house of a Croatian Serb returnee...
Implementation of Croatian Constitutional Law on national minorities must improve, OSCE conference assesses
Publishing date: 18 October 2005
ZAGREB, 18 October 2005- A first review of the implementation of the Constitutional Law on the Rights of National Minorities was the focus of a conference held today in Zagreb by the OSCE Mission to Croatia. Chairing the conference, Ambassador...
OSCE Croatia report: further efforts needed in refugee returns, rule of law and minority rights
Publishing date: 12 July 2005
ZAGREB, 12 July 2005- The OSCE Mission to Croatia said on Tuesday the country needed to make further efforts in three main areas- refugee return, rule of law and minority rights- to fulfil its international commitments. "Significant progress...
OSCE Prague economic forum calls for closer co-operation with partners on migration issues
Publishing date: 27 May 2005
PRAGUE, 27 May 2005- Participants in the OSCE's 13th Economic Forum on Friday urged the Organization to develop stronger co-operation with partner organizations in addressing issues related to demographic trends, migration and the integration...
OSCE Mission to Croatia condemns Vukovar bomb attacks
Publishing date: 23 May 2005
ZAGREB, 23 May 2005- The spokesperson of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Antonella Cerasino, today condemned a series of bomb attacks that occurred over the weekend in the Vukovar area...
OSCE Mission to Croatia concerned returnees may lose homes
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
ZAGREB, 8 April 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia is concerned that an increasing number of Serb returnees in Croatia may lose their homes due to unfair and incomplete legal regulations and biased decisions by some local courts. The recent...